What color is #8277B2?

#8277B2 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8277B2?

The RGB value is 130, 119, 178: 130 red, 119 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8277B2?

The complementary color is #A7B277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8277B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8277B2 color

#8277B2 rgb(130, 119, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8277B2 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 46.7% green and 69.8% blue (130, 119, 178).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 28% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#8277B2 color codes

HEX	`#8277B2`
RGB	`rgb(130, 119, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 46.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 28%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 33%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 33%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.12, 17.39, -29.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.12, 34.45, 300.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.837, 21.153, 44.938)`
Decimal	`8550322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8277B2, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8277B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8277B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8277B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8277b2; }
.text { color: #8277b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8277b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 119 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8277b2, #9f77b2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8277B2?: #8277B2 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8277B2?: The RGB value is 130, 119, 178: 130 red, 119 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8277B2?: The complementary color is #A7B277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8277B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.